Knowledge of Diabetic Eye Disease and Vision Care Guidelines Among Hispanic Individuals

Beatriz Muñoz, MSc; Michael O’Leary, MA; Fannie Fonseca-Becker, PhD; Evelyn Rosario, BS; Isabel Burguess, BS; Marcela Aguilar, MPH; Cynthia Fickes, BA; Sheila K. West, PhD Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(7):968-974. Knowledge of the ocular complications of diabetes is low. The frequency of eye examinations among Hispanic individuals with diabetes is less than the national average for Hispanic individuals. Culturally appropriate health education and innovations to reduce barriers to eye care are needed.